Alberta campaign publicizes physicians' fees CMAJ 1997;157:503 © 1997 Canadian Medical Association The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) recently launched a campaign to educate patients about physicians' fees for specific services. Brochures sent to physicians provide examples of fees for services such as an examination by a family physician ($21.54), "pinning" a broken wrist, which includes presurgical consultation and as many as 6 follow-up visits ($165.52), and an appendectomy, with preoperative and postoperative care ($233.06). The examples are from the list of more than 2000 fees detailed in the province's schedule of medical benefits. In presenting the fees, the AMA noted that doctors must also pay office expenses and taxes out of their fee-for-service earnings. Send a letter to the editor responding to this article Envoyez une lettre à la rédaction au sujet de cet article | CMAJ September 1, 1997 (vol 157, no 5) / JAMC le 1er septembre 1997 (vol 157, no 5) |